Introduction

We use cookies in order to improve your user experience, as is standard practice for almost all websites. At any time, you have the option to disable the use of cookies, but this may limit your experience on, and some functionalities of the website.

About cookies

Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer, mobile or other handheld devices by your web browser whilst browsing a website. They are a reliable mechanism for websites to remember information or to record the user’s browsing activity when your computer or device accesses this website. Cookies are essential to the effective operation of our website and to improve your shopping experience with us online. 

Cookies are either set by Amka Studio (“first-party cookies”) or our third-party suppliers (such as our newsletter provider and payment platform) on behalf of Amka. Cookies set by parties’ other than the website owner are known as “third-party cookies”. Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. like advertising, interactive content and analytics). These third-party cookies are necessary to enable customers to make purchases on our website. None of these third parties collect any personal data from which they would be able to identify individual customers.

Some cookies collect information about browsing and purchasing behaviour by people who access this website via the same computer or device. This includes information about pages viewed, products purchased and your journey around our website. We do not, however, use cookies to collect or record information on users’ name, address or other contact details.  In addition to cookies, we and our partners use other tracking technologies that collect information about the user’s browsing activity, or interaction with our services, including mobile identifiers and “web beacons” which are small graphic files (sometimes called “clear GIFs” or “web pixels”) embedded in a web page or email typically used to monitor activity and send relevant information back to a home server (which can belong to the host site, a network advertiser or some other third party) From now on in this policy we will use the term cookie to refer to both cookies and other tracking tools.  

Disabling cookies

You can disable cookies by updating your privacy settings within your browser preferences. The exact location of cookie settings will depend on your browser, but this will usually be found under Preferences. Please note that if cookies are disabled, the site may not operate properly as disabling cookies will result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site.

We are committed to protecting your privacy online when visiting www.amkastudio.in or communicating electronically with us. We respect that you do not want the personal information you provide to us to be misused and have outlined the information we collect and how we use it below.

Please note that by using this website, you agree to the terms of this privacy and cookies policy.

INFORMATION THAT MAY BE COLLECTED FROM YOU

For any purchases, you make using your card you will be automatically redirected to the payment gateway of the bank where all the details will be dealt with in a secured page, these are securely relayed to your card issuer for a valid authorisation. Amka does not have any access or stores your complete card account information, at any time during or after the purchase. We may also collect some additional data in association with your participation in any promotional activities for contests that are offered by us. This also includes the information provided in the form of feedback for profile forms submitted.

We monitor the traffic patterns and website use by the customers to improve the services we offer. Thus, we collect only such information that is necessary for us to provide you services on a website. By using our website, you automatically render us and access to (receive and collect) some anonymous data that is in standard usage logs through our web server or obtained from cookies sent to your browser from web server cookies on your hard drive.

 WHO DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH?

We do not render or sell your information to any third-party organisations. The services of our enabling partners are used to fulfil orders and credit or debit processing companies. This includes partners such as outside shipping companies and business associates to be able to process payments for goods and services that you order from amkastudio.in. Any of these entities do not store, share or retain any personally identifiable information for other purposes.

ALLIANCE PARTNERS / THIRD PARTIES

Your information is shared with our Alliance partners/ third parties to enable them to work with us on our behalf in order to provide you services and eventually improve your shopping experience.

This information is shared with advertisers only on an aggregate basis. Certain essential information is shared by us to agents and Alliance partners, which are needed by them to be able to confirm deliveries, offer services and send notices related to the service.

WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE ANY OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO ANY OTHER THIRD PARTIES UNLESS:

1. Required by special circumstances such as compliance with subpoenas, court orders, requests/order from legal authorities or law enforcement agencies requiring such disclosure;
2. To help investigate, prevent or take action regarding unlawful and illegal activities, suspected fraud, potential threat to the safety or security of any person, violations of amkastudio.in terms of use or to defend against legal claims;
3. We have your permission;
4. To provide products or services you have requested.

WE DO NOT DISCLOSE ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES UNLESS THE INFORMATION IS:

1. Needed under special circumstances such as court orders and subpoenas from legal authority or law enforcement agencies demanding any such disclosures.
2. Required for investigation or any preventive action regarding an unlawful and illegal activities, potential threat to the safety of security of any individual, suspected fraud or any violations to the terms and conditions of use of Gauravguptastudio.com or for defence against any legal claims.
3. Your prior permission is guaranteed.
4. Needed to provide products or services as per your request.

All rights to disclose your personally identifiable information and email address information is reserved by us as required by law. We further reserved these rights when we believe the disclosure might prove to be necessary in order to protect our rights and/or comply with a court order, judicial proceeding or other legal processes on our websites.

We hold the security of your personal information and email address very high. Any sensitive information entered by you such as credit card or debit card numbers, on our acquiring bank system or order form are encrypted using secure socket layer technology(SSL) used by the payment gateway.

We maintain the Generally Accepted industry standards in order to protect the personal information and email addresses submitted to us either during the transmission or once received by us. it is rendered that no method of Transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage then prove to be 100% secure. Thus, even though we strive to use commercially acceptable means to be able to protect your personal information and email address we cannot guarantee absolute security. For any security related queries on our website, you can email us at csamkastudio@gmail.com

POLICY UPDATES

All rights to change or update this policy at any time by placing a prominent notice on our website is reserved by us. Any such changes will be effective immediately after it has been posted on the website.

In case we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post these changes to the privacy statement, the homepage and other appropriate places make you aware of what information we collect and how we use it and what are the circumstances, if any, under which we disclose it. Further, we reserve the right to modify the privacy statement at any point of time and thus, request you to review it frequently. If any material changes are made to this policy we will notify you here or through a notice on our homepage.
We would be glad to receive your views in suggestions, if any. You can write to us on csamkastudio@gmail.com